Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
GENERAL hARKETs.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 19-Flour-Firm and
middling grades little higher. Wheat &C lower,
market opened lower and did not recover /;
Trading was light, No. red CASH GS2l G69c /;
Sc rtemher G9G694C, closing ut 65 &C; october
7075GU5sc. closirg at lie; December a ~
a &C, closing at IA &c. Corn firm and trading
good; cash 51%G3e &C; september 81. d31s5c,
closing at SIC; october 81 IS ass c, closing at
3S1sc; November 314c, closing ; c. Oats &C
lower; cash "a "a y c; september "A Z; 90
tober 2j} c; year "a ., Rice steady at 45c. Hay
good demand for prime. W hisky steady at
IL %. Provisions quiet. Pork irregular; new
SIS 60. Lard S. 2OdG -. Dry salt meat, boxed
shoulders So 90; long clears 81 -; clear riDs
i 81; short clears $ l2}a as %. Bacon
Boxed shoulders SIS l24a; long clears $ 70;
clear ribs S 10; short clears SO 05G9 Is Hams
steady u 81 O0aS4 CO.
CHICAGO. ILL, Aug. l9.-EXtreme dulln2ss
characterized to. days trading on board OF
trade. which afforded further opportunity for
grumbling over newhigh commission rules more
than half the time. The wheat pit was deserted
and as no aCCessioDs were made TO neignbOring
pits the presumption Is that traders became dis
gusted and left the floor Two or three times
during the morning September options Crawled
up to 69c and after holding there a moment
would weaken Off, then local spectators would
boom II up and buy little, but 1t YVES evide nj
he only wanted TO hold the market There
was nothing in sight that could be
called good demands and brokers were
largely without orders while scalpers saw no
opportunity TO scalp; corn pit was partially bat
rem of news, not having any unusual weather
conditions to talk about. In the pit
there was some spasmodic attempts made TO
support prices attended with about same mea-
sure Of success as in wheat. Wheat opened
rather weak and % to i lower being continue
ton of weakness when set IN late in session
yesterday but improved ruled steady forsome
time eased of again and closed &c higher than
yesterday. Notwithstanding the crop OF the
United States is estimated lees than last year
and the India crop IL also deficient, there
seems to be hes!tancy about buying. which is
attributed In measure to the increased Weld
n EurODp RpppiOts continue about 81 M
with Athe preceding day, no perCeptible In
crease having occurred in the northwest and
may not for week or 30 as threshing IS re
! ported delayed by wet weather. Vessel room is
| scarce; corn was trils unsettled and subject to
frequent fluctuations in very small range.
| trading was chiefly local; market opened &
| shade lower than yerterday; csing prices were
| firm and advanceu'iI, reacted and declined =
| :hen advanced with slight change 's65z; ruled
| Irregular; closeo !. higher than yesterday ex-
cepting for May delivery, which was
cash demand for better grades and prices
shade stronger. Provision traders continued
to have too much leisure time upon their hands
to suit in to-day's trade, the late quietude was
repeated and, barring stronger feeling, there
Was no change of any moment in the condition
OF the market Fluctuations In different articles
were also confined TO exceedingly small limits.
In lard the closing showed an advance of , q a
SC, while year pork WAS zoe higher, January
pork lOc, January short ribs &c Leading
futures closed as follows: Wheat-AugUst 6sc =;
September &c; DC ober 7O'sc: December
1850. Corn-August. 4l}sC; september, Il C !;
october, 42c May, IS C. Mess pork-N ear,$Il IS
January. Sl2 40. Lard-August, IS 425z; Sep
TENDER, Sc ~; October.S6 52l1; January SC 62iz
Short ribs-August, s. 80: September s. 81; DC
tober s. 80; January s. So Cash quotations were
Flour tlrm, without quOtable change; No. red
&c. No. ; corn 4liac Mess pork SIS 90 per
barrel. Lard So 425a per 100 POUNDS. Snort
ribs, sides, loose. 81 30 Dry sailed shoulders
boxed, S. 5Oa6 90. short clear sides, boxed
s. 3UGS 81
RNEw YORK, Aug. l9-Flour-Fairly active
and steady; Gales $500 bsrrels; choice to
double extra 81 50G4 - Wheat-Spot lots
rather easier and moderately active partly for
export options have scarcely varied for Gay
ruling, generally steady, late months are per-
haps = tride lower; speculation very quiet :
spot No. , red 49, a &c elevator; S05s Gsl &c
delivered; August ~ &C, closing ct 1870; Sep
TENDER l9' GS0isc closing al soc; October sld
81 5-l6c, closing at Sic; Novem-
Der S2's q s!Hc, closing sac
December So -lGde3 lie. closing st So &C.
Corn, spot lots Il &c and options d a &c
higher, closing firm; spot No. ,, 49a49i4c at
store and elevator; 501zc delivered; August was
nominal; September AS! G49'sc, closing at 493 &C.
october 493. 1880. closing 1870; november
506501lc. closing 50hc; December 5015G5lc,
closing sic; May 81 ( 653c, closing SIC. Coffee
spot fair; Rio firm at l94c; options higher but
trading light; sales 1880 bags; August 81 so
ali 9Oi September ST GOALS 90; Oc-
tober SIS 05Gls IS; November SIS l06
is IS; December SIS so; January SIS 20G
ais %; February SIS 25Gls 80; March SIS IS /;
April SIS 80. Sugar steady refined quiet
extra AZ G71sc; confec,ioners y 5Ka5 3-l6c /;